Hoare resigns as foreign secretary amid Ethiopian war fears
London dispatch reports Sir Samuel Hoare resigned over the Anglo French plan to end the Ethiopian war. He warned the house of commons that collective security is collapsing and suggested the league should dissolve without broader European cooperation. He cautioned Italy would view sanctions as a precursor to war. Laval cabinet crisis looms near Geneva as Herriot resigns and Radical Socialist support wavers.
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Frederick Isuh
United Press Star
London
Samuel Hoare
House of Command
Hoare
Sir Samuel
Britain
League
Carnot
Taly
Italy
Paris
Pierre Laval
No.ar
Geneva
League Council
Édouard Herriot
Radical Socialist Party
Chamber of Deputies
Lival
Impeachment Trial Resumes For Brooke County Officials
Three Brooke County Court members face impeachment over incompetency and waste of funds. Testimony notes county clerk Charlotte Caisterwood observed President William Leifarth intoxicated many times and appearing in court in such a state on multiple occasions. Deputy Clerk Hazel Kemp testified Commissioner John W. Gwenn was intoxicated on November 4th, hindering exit from the courthouse. four other witnesses gave similar testimony. Ross Hindman not mentioned by name in testimony so far.
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United Press
Wellsburg
W. Va
Brooke County Court
Charlotte Caisterwood
Eilé
William Leifarth
Hazel Kemp
John W. Qwenn
Coir House
Ross Hindman
Findley Lake Child III Takes Typhoid Diagnosis
A Findley Lake child, age 15, diagnosed with typhoid fever after a Wednesday hospital visit. Condition listed as serious as authorities launch an investigation to locate the contagion source. Attended by Tr. C. Tibler at Corry Hospital. details compiled by Betty Peterson and agen 7.
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Ines
Betty Peterson
Agen
Findley Dale
Corry Hospital
Tr. C
Ibler
Vote on bonus by February first debated in Washington
Gunmen press Washington on timing as Speakie Joseph W. Burn returns to the capital. Administration leaders aim to dispose of the anti inflation bonus bill by February 4th and seek a presidential veto if needed. Burns, speaking in his first press conference since a trip to the Philippines, said he did not believe passage was assured. Continued on page seven.
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Wasemington
Joseph W. Burn
Ponity
Burns
Philippines
Mystery adds new detail in Thelma Todd death
Hollywood December reports Jewel Carmen the estranged wife of Thelma Todds cafe partner said she saw Thelma with a tall dark man in a car just before midnight. Miss Todds body was found in Wests garage less than 12 hours later. Coroner and police pursued a thorough inquiry amid lingering questions over carbon monoxide or possible poisoning.
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United Press
Hollywood
Calif
Roland West
Thelma ‘Todd
Miss Todd
Jewel Carmen
West
Myers to Begin New Duties December 23
Harrisburg announces Deputy Attorney General Robert L. Myers Jr Camp Hill will become secretary to the governor effective Monday. The post pays 7400 yearly, 1500 more than his prior DOJ salary. He succeeds Harry H Kalodner who had been acting secretary since July. Myers is treasurer of the Democratic state committee and was defeated by Judge Jesse B Cunningham in the Superior Court race at the November 5 election.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Earle
Robert L. Myers, Jr
Camp Hill
Myers
Department of Justice
Harry H. Kalodner
Democratic State Committee
Jesse BB
Cunningham
Phil
Adelphia
Superior Court
Two Crewmembers Injured in Lackawanna Derailment
Scranton reports two railway crew members injured in a Lackawanna derailment near Old Forge. One is seriously hurt as a train from Kingston to New York derailed, engine and two baggage cars left rails, twenty passengers shaken.
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United Press Scranton
Lackawanna’ Railroad
Old Forge
Kingston
New York
Holiday trade surge boosts retailers nationwide
Merchants report higher Christmas sales than 1930 across many lines with November pre-Thanksgiving buying rising steadily. Wearing apparel and furniture lead gains while toy departments show modest increases as shoppers pay with cash. Financial observers indicate this season may rival or exceed last peak, with nationwide optimism echoed by the Erie Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Preas
James K. Shields
Erie Chamber of Commerce
Two Jamestown youths killed in sledding accident
Two Jamestown boys, Robert Johnson and Helmer Hulth, both 13, died after a bob sled collision on Barratt Avenue hill. Four others, Raymond Johnson 14, Allen Young 14, Francis Petilio 15, and an injured driver Harold Giltinan, were treated. the truck owner is not held.
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Jamestown
Barratt Avenus Hill
Robert Johnson
Bernhard Place
Helmer Hulth
Warner Place
Im Today
Raymond
Jonson
Barrett Awemnne
Allen Young
Superior Street
Francis Petilio
Sampson Street
Harold Giltinan
Quality Cash Company
Sharon theatre owner wins 24000 under Sherman act
Samuel Friedman, a Sharon Pennsylvania theatre proprietor, was awarded 24000 in a Sherman anti trust case after jurors found that Pittsburgh film distributors conspired to restrain his business. The verdict was tripled from 8000 under the Sherman act. Judge Nelson McVicar awaits a ruling on a defense motion. Defendants include Metro Goldwyn Mayer Distributing CBS Columbia Pictures Vitagraph Universal Film Exchange Fox Educational Films Pittsburgh United Artists and R E O Distributing.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Sharon
Samuel Friedman
Nelson McVicar
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp
Columbia Pictures Corp
Vitagrapa, Inc
Universal Film Exchange, Inc
Fox Film Corp
Educational Films Exchange, Inc
United Artists Corp
R. E. 0. Distributing, Corp
P. B. C. Pictures Corp
Philadelphia man kills wife shoots son then dies
Philadelphia December 18 Herbert Wignall, an automobile machinist, shot and killed his wife, wounded his son, then killed himself at his home. Police said he was upset over problems involving his 18 year old daughter Mildred.
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Ley Unites
Philadelphia
Herbert Wignall
Wignall
Mildred
Philadelphia to Make Strong Bid for Dens Conference
Washington dispatch reports Representative Joseph Guiffey of Pennsylvania says Philadelphia will offer at least 150000 dollars and additional inducements for the 1936 Democratic convention. He promises a real bid and hints at a further undisclosed incentive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phila
Dens
Ey Uniteg Rres
Washington
Philadelphia
Joseph Guiféy
Local police arrest two in liquor raid on Haines home
Mrs Tia B Haines 55 known fortune teller bound over to county court after pleading not guilty to illegal manufacturing and possession of intoxicating liquor at an Alderman Gordon hearing. Evidence cited includes a 20 gallon still and moonshine barrels found during a Corry raid. Haines bound for Erie County Prison while a daughter and a boarder were released with no charges.
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Tia B. Haines
HL East
Ish
George H. Gordon
Patrolen
Associated Gas Quiz Postponed To Jan 8
Harrisburg December 19 Public service commission hearings into Metropolitan Edison Company Reading and eight other Associated Gas and Electric affiliates were postponed today and rescheduled for January 8 due to a dispute between PSC counsel Herman J Goldberg and Walter Biddle Saul over hearing procedures on 22 complaints.
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United Press
Harrisburg
League Defers Oil Embargo Decision in Geneva
In Geneva on December 18 the league general staff committee of 18 indefinitely postponed any action on the threatened oil embargo against Italy. The panel said the league would keep applying already voted financial and economic sanctions and believed the embargo question would not recur until after the December 27 debate on foreign policy in the French Chamber of Deputies.
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United Press
Geneva
League General Staff Committee
Italy
League
Chamber of Deputien
War News Today faces policy clash after Hoare resignation
London Commons sits in an intense atmosphere to address policy toward Italy following Sir Samuel Hoare's resignation as foreign secretary. Paris reels from Herriot's resignation signaling a possible crisis for the government, and the Geneva League council is summoned to discuss the Franco British peace plan. Rome reports continued Ethiopian bombing along the Takazze river front as the war widens.
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United Press
London
Commons
Italy
Samuel Hoare
Paris
Herriot
Utyat
Geneva
League Council
Bowser Defends Blanket Bidding For Road Materials
Harrisburg debate centers on blanket bidding for road materials. Spurgeon Bowser of Pioneer Materials Company defends blanket bids used in District 1 covering Erie Crawford Venango Warren Forest and Mercer counties. He says savings to the state are possible though contracts are not yet awarded. Critics compare to meat blanket bids where prices for common cuts were high yet rare cuts were bid low.
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Harrisburg
Spurgeon Bowser
Pioneer Materials Company
Kittanning
Erie
Crawford
Venango
Warren
Forest
Mercer
Spring Creek
Highway Department
Bowser
Pittsburgh
Youth Rallied 70 Fight Vets' Bonus
A youth involved plea was urged against immediate payment of the bonus. The Junior committee of the National Economy League wrote to Commander Ray Murphy of the American Legion, with W Richardson Blair Jr stating opposition to the regional plan for prompt bonus payment.
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United Pros
Washington
Worl
National Economy League
Ray Murphy
American Legion
W. Richardson Blair, Jr
The
Economy League Group
Markets at a Glance Highlights Mixed Session
Stocks irregular and quiet with Cub and Chicago markets uneven. Grains show declines in wheat and corn while other grains firm. Call money at 1 percent, foreign exchange list weak with gold trends. Cotton slips and rubber rallies, silver trading around 53% ott 12 canta in New York.
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United Press
Cub
Chicago
New York
Counties to Aid Half of Unemployables in 1936 Plan
Gov George A Burle outlined Pennsylvania relief expectations in reply to queries about the state share of aid after January 13. He said counties must provide at least 50 percent of unemployment relief next year, with 22 000 unemployable cases expected on direct relief after WPA quota. The estimated monthly cost for these cases is 880 000 dollars, implying a county share of at least 440 000 dollars per month. Federal direct relief allocations ended December 1, leaving state funds totaling about 34 million for 1936, including the January 1 balance of a 60 000 900 relief appropriation.
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Erle
Penn Ivania
Elie
George A. Burle
Antonsuer
State Emergency Relief Board
Barle
Pennsylvania
Coun Ses
PAT HARRISON SAYS DEMOCRATS WOULD WELCOME HOOVER
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi said in Jackson that Democrats would welcome Hoover's nomination on his stated issues. He called Hoover's St Louis address bold political effrontery and predicted the next Congress would be brief with no new tax legislation.
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Oy Tackson
Miss
Pat Harrison
Hoover
St. Louis
Senate
Harrison
Congress
Walker Takes Post With Amusement Co
Franke Walker resigns as director of the National Emergency Council and today accepts the presidency of the Comerland Amusement Company in Scranton. The announcement follows his resignation made yesterday and confirms a shift to private sector leadership. The development marks a notable transition for a former government official into corporate entertainment administration.
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United Press
Scranton
Franke Walker
National Emergency Council
Comerland Amusement Company
Gift of God Baby Awarded to Pa. Mother in Court Ruling
The St. Louis Court of Appeals formally awarded the controversial "Gift of God" baby to Anne Ware, an unmarried Newton, Pa. domestic, concluding the lengthy custody dispute. The Dec 18 decision settles the status of the child despite ongoing domestic concerns.
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United Press
St- Louis
St. Louis
Young Milne Thrown From Car In Kidnap Case
Caleb J Milne IV, heir to a large fortune, was tossed from an automobile near Buckingham Pennsylvania and found bound and gagged. He was hospitalized in Doylestown with exposure and malnutrition fears as federal agents investigate ransom notes for fingerprints and clues. His brother Frederic Milne and four Philadelphia motorists reported seeing a strange object in a roadside ditch.
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Uniter Press
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gwen
Caleb J. Milne
Hoover
Department of Justice
Doylestown Emergency Hospital
Doylnstown
Philadelphia
Buckingham
Milne
Doylestown General Hospital
Frederic
Jack Keaser
Robert Keaser
Max Ripkin
Lance Smith
Tier
Millie
Doytestown Hospital
Railroads meet to discuss Pennsylvania grade crossing program
Engineering representatives from 25 railroads operating in Pennsylvania conferred with Secretary of Highways Warren Van Dyke in Harrisburg on December 18 to settle final plans for the 11.5 million federal grade crossing program.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Warren van Dyke
Commonwealth
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Foreign Secy
LAVAL
Findley Lake
Thelma Todd
George H. Earle
Lackawanna
H. C. Thompson
Townsend
Sharon Theatre
Ta Haines
East Street
Associated Gas
Public Service Commission
Rome
Takazze
Farle
Walker
Young Milne
Doylestown
Christias
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